Quality Control Abroad (Intern)
Location: GB, LND, 
Department: Production
Salary range: 13000-14000
Employment type: Temporary
Required experience: Internship
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Retail
Function: Production

Company profile:
We design, make and sell furniture, with a simple mission of getting beautifully crafted furniture from the workshop floor straight to customers at an exceptional price.Founded in 2012, 40-strong and growing rapidly, 70% of our staff started as interns and we really believe in giving the right people great opportunities.We’re backed by some of the most reputable VCs in Europe (Index Ventures and Octopus Investments) and hiring smart, hardworking people like there’s no tomorrow.Get to know us: realhumansofswooneditionsWe don't work with recruiters.

Job description:
The Role (Positions available in India, China &amp; Vietnam)We're looking for an amazing Production coordinator to work on as an extension of our production team, taking care of things on the ground. One of your biggest responsibilities will be to put in practice our working processes with factories around the world in India to Vietnam, China and beyond. You’ll also look after the wood, upholstery, construction and packaging that we use to make sure it's all top notch. Ultimately, you'll be helping to ensure our products are the best in the market, over and above a manufacturer's standard output. To be great at this job you should have an obsessive attention to detail and amazing organisational skills, as well as a lot of gumption. You'll love the challenge of completing multiple tasks efficiently and effectively, whilst striving to improve processes internally, all at the same time. On top of that, you're interested in interior design and furniture, and have a hunger to learn as much as possible about the production process, from placing an order to ensuring our products are UK compliant.On some days the job will entail jumping to the back of a pick-up van at 6am, driving through Chinese countryside and then spending 12 hours at the workshop, staring at seams for so long that they all start looking strange. On the other hand there will be days with no inspections and not much to do at all. Some people would find this difficult to deal with, but for you it's perfect - when you work you work really hard, and when there's a gap in the schedule you're more than happy to travel around and explore an exciting part of the world. You'll also be involved in a fair bit of fighting - we have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to quality, so you'll be sending a lot of pieces back to be perfected and "no"is a word you'll use a lot. This doesn't put you off, since you're the kind of person who stands their ground and isn't afraid of a little conflict when you know you're doing the right thing.ResponsibilitiesVisiting our suppliers’ workshops to implement our Quality Control process at midline production and final stagesApprove every single item prior to packing against the agreed quality standards (zero tolerance policy)Oversee sample development, check sample production is on track and approval of counter swatchesQuality Standard checklist for each product (initiated from the sample inspection) or suggestions to improve current ones to increase quality standardsVisit reports with date of visit, summary of time spent (highlight waiting around periods etc), photos of inspections, commentary on factory performance against agreed QC process, meeting minutes

Requirements:
GumptionResourcefulness and spirited initiativeStrong, as in obsessive, attention to detail You’re interested in breaking new groundYou’re focused on results (we’re not fans of micro management)You’re able to show frequent iteration and learn on your own.You’re a really nice person.

Benefits:
As much fuel and caffeine as you can handleBeautiful offices in Central London (for when you're in the UK)Almost too much responsibilityChallenging and interesting workThe chance to live abroadThe technology &amp; support to do your job wellA collaborative atmosphere and a truly awesome cultureMore than a job (if that's what you want!)